IPR and entrepreneurship training, 9-10 November 2020
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IPR and entrepreneurship training, 9-10 November 2020
Program
QuESTech training: IPR and entrepreneurship
9 – 10 November 2020, Online (organized by Aalto University and Quantum Technology Finland)
Monday 9 November
10:00 – 10:10 Welcome
10:10 – 11:00 Opportunity and will – from researcher to entrepreneur (my story)
Arttu Luukanen, Managing Director, Asqella
- My story from researcher to entrepreneur
- Why to become an entrepreneur?
- Entrepreneurship as a way to make meaning
- Risk taking
- The importance of building the right team
11:00 – 12:00 Ideas and inventions – Introduction to IPR and patenting
Teppo Häyrynen, Patent engineer, Espatent
- What is an invention and how and why to protect it?
- What is required for patenting it?
- When can I publish it? Does a patent restrict scientific work and publishing?
- Writing a patent application – working with a patent engineer/attorney.
- How to read a patent document? What is a patent claim?
- How much does patenting cost?
- What other IPR is valuable for a high-tech start-up?
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch break
13:00 – 14:00 From idea to business – Steps towards a successful new company
Joel Takala, Business Coach, Aalto Startup Center
- I have a business idea – How to “start-up”?
- Steps from research-based idea to start-up
- Do I have to do it all on my own?
- What people do I need in my team?
- How to build a winning team?
- How to develop and test a scalable business model?
14:00 – 15:00 Money – How to fund my deep-tech startup?
Pauliina Martikainen, Investment Director, Maki.vc
- Where to take money and when? Role of venture capital (VC).
- How ownership is shared with external funders?
- Understanding funding rounds and VC business model
- What kind of ideas are interesting for deep-tech VC?
- Examples of companies funded by Maki.vc
Tuesday 10 November
10:00 – 11:00 Career – How to combine entrepreneurship with an academic career?
Jan Goetz, CEO & Co-founder, IQM Quantum Computers
- Company talk; Discussion on:
- Working as a researcher vs. as an entrepreneur in (quantum) nanoelectronics
- Is it possible to combine academic career with entrepreneurship and venturing?
11:00 – 12:00 Industrial physics – Perspective on commercialization
Jarmo Hietanen, Docent, University of Helsinki
- Why a good idea is not enough? Ideas in the business context (time, place, market situation)
- Why companies approach ideas as a process?
- How companies do technology transfer (from inventor or start-up)?
- To whom, what kind, and how a product is made - requirements management
- How to scale from prototype to industrial scale?
12:00 – 12:10 Closing words
* This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 766025.
